Controlling Spider Mites on Your Houseplants
Spider mites are so small they can be mistaken for dust particles. Photo: gardeningheavn.com Spider mites (or red spider mites, TetranychusContinue Reading
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Controlling Spider Mites in the Garden
Though very tiny, spider mites can do a load of damage and they are so widely distributed in the environmentContinue Reading
Hose Down Your Houseplants
On a nice spring day, put houseplants sensitive to spider mites (Tetranychus urticae)—tiny little dustlike arthropods—outdoors and hose them down.Continue Reading
Don’t Kill Those Red Mites!
If you look closely at outdoor plants – and sometimes even indoor plants – you’ll occasionally see a tiny redContinue Reading
Down with Spider Mites!
Spider mites (or red spider mites, Tetranychus urticae) are everywhere: on our outdoor plants in the summer and on our houseplants inContinue Reading
Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day
Learning to Live with Spider Mites The red spider mite (also called the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae) is widespreadContinue Reading